The past couple of months...

Well, as promised here is an update about me and Hannah and what has been going on the past couple of months! You might notice that after this post there are several others. I was keeping another blog but decided to move all of those posts here as well in order to have everything together. Feel free to read on if you like. There are also a couple of pictures of Hannah from each of the ultrasounds. Many of you know what has been going on but in the event you haven't heard here it is. Around my 13 week appointment I mentioned to my doctor that I have been having a pain in my right side for quie a long time now. After describing the pain to him he decided that I needed to have my gall bladder scanned. It took me a long time to get it done but I finally had the scan done around 20 weeks. At the scan we found that everything looked normal with my gall bladder but they found a mass on my kidney. After having an MRI (without the contrast) and consulting a Urologist it was determined that the mass is not a fatty tumor nor is it a cyst. Right nowmy Urologist is calling it a tumor and "assuming" it is cancer. The assumption is based solely upon the fact that "it's the only thing left to assume" according to the doctor. The assumption came as quite a shock to me and my family. Of course we were all immediately concerned about my health as well as Miss Hannah's health and what this does in terms of my pregnancy. Thankfully, my health still remains wonderful as does the health of the baby. Truthfully, I feel healthier this pregnancy than I did with Seth! After the initial shock, we immediately began trying to figure out what to do. Many questions were asked and it was determined that we will keep an eye on the tumor to make sure there is no abnormal growth and there being none, we will schedule surgery for a month after Hannah is born. I am a bit freightened about the surgery having never gone under the knife before, but I can honestly say those have been some of the least of my worries. My biggest worries were making plan for my family. What would we do with Seth and Hannah while I am in the hospital? How does Henry handle splitting his time between Seth and me and Hannah. Hannah will more than likeley not be able to stay with me in the hospital so he'll (Henry) be her main caretaker during my stay there. What is recovery going to be like and things like that. Fortunately, now that we have an idea of what will be happening many of my worries and fears have been put to rest. I am still nervous about the surgery, but having so much family and so many friends surrounding us, I am confident that my own little family will be well taken care of in my abscence. Henry is the best Daddy I could have ever wanted for my children and he is totally devoted to their care, so I really have no worries there either! So, that in a nut shell is what has been keeping me so busy these past couple of months, along with chasing after my toddler and trying to keep myself awake during the day. I don't remember being this tired at this point in my pregnancy with Seth but, then again, I didn't have Seth to run around after yet! As far as the pregnancy goes, I am doing quite well! I go back to the doctor tomorrow for a regular check up but until then I can tell you that my last blood pressure reading was 110/60, and my weight was only up a total of 7 pounds! This is quite an accomplishment in both areas for me as at this point in my last pregnancy my pressure was already creeping upward and my weight gain had soared past 20 pounds already! My belly is growing every day and boy can I feel it!!! I love it though. Feeling the baby move is nothing short of a miracle to me and makes me smile just about every time, although I do have my moment when it is a bit more painful than pleasant. All in all, I am feeling great and I cannot wait for the day we get to meet this little angel in person!